Just wanted to point out that Miyazaki himself has denied this urban legend — but it stands that this is a popular urban legend surrounding the movie!

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Your next video is just going to have to be a clear and concise definition for “Urban Legend” 😂

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Miyazaki himself has confirmed this theory is not true and that he hates it. It's just an innocent fun movie with nothing dark.

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They confirmed its not this theory, that its a Lie and not true at all, the official creators of the story by Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki

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wooooaaaah. that puts the whole movie in a different light

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Need part two!!!!!

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I've heard this before and sadly I can never watch the film with quite the same innocence I once had about it

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oh great u just messed my head up and I'll never be able to watch it

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make sense

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How crazy would that have been!?! Makes it sad, but still doesn’t beat Fireflies of the Grave 😭

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There’s something about the destination sign on the catbus too that has to do with a serial killer that killed kids I think…

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Hi Kat🥰 Are you going live Today? Miss you!!🥺

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as tormenting as they are, I love these kinds of dark ideas fans come up and the valid reasoning behind them! 🥰

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the mom close to death could see them

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I swear, why are all studio ghibli movies about the journey to the afterlife

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me running to the comments to save my childhood 😅😅... urban legend ✅ (still scarred for all time? ✅)

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@tummynebula 🥺 maybe I will watch this movie

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yo my childhood....but it makes so much sense 😳

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@kittyona_ 🥺🥺🥺 I can never look at Totoro the same. 😭😭😭 Even if it’s not true.

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When you think about Night on the Galactic Railroad, the death bus thing gets a lot more interesting

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